1. Section A: TV Drama (50 Marks)
Representation of Regional Identity
Wednesday 2nd April 2014
Unit G322: Key Concepts Exam
50% of Your AS Level
2. Homework
1) Mind-Map/Provide an overview of the stereotypes and anti-stereotypes associated to EACH the
areas of representation covered so far
2) Revise for the Exam and Learn the Technical Features!
DUE: Wednesday 2nd April – TODAY
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3. Why?
Aims & Objectives
• Re-cap prior learning of Section A micro
elements associated to the 4 Technical
Features.
• YOU WILL also get the opportunity to learn
about the 4 Technical areas in the exam and
see how they apply in representing a
particular group of people/individuals in
relation to:
Regional Identity
• Review the learning.
So you are prepared and
ready to demonstrate your
“media textual analysis
skills and your
understanding of the
concept of representation
using a short unseen
moving image extract (AO1,
AO2)” (OCR)
YOU SHOULD visit the OCR
website and download/read
the Unit G322 sections of
the specification!
4. STARTER – Re-cap prior learning of Section A
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5. KEY areas to consider:
There are 2 types of Sound – What are they?
What IS “Mise-en-scene”?
Examples?
Verbal code
Technical code
Non-verbal code
Camera Shot – 1 example –
HOW does it represent a person/group of people?
6. These are the different
types of TV Drama that you
SHOULD make a brief
reference to in your
Introduction.
For example –
“The essay will focus on the
Comedy drama (Creeber –
2001) ‘Name of TV Drama
HERE’ and how the
technical features help
construct the
representation of…”
Comedy Drama (Hybird)
7. “…construct the representation of…”
YOU WILL be asked to analyse ONE of the SEVEN areas of Representation above.
This changes EVERY year so YOU WILL need to be prepared to answer a question on ALL
SEVEN areas.
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8. These are details about the TV Drama YOU WILL be analysing,
however the only important thing worth referring to in the
exam is the name of the text and identify what sub-genre it is
according to Glen Creeber (2001)
This is where the exam changes every year
– “the representation of…” – from this list.
The structure of the exam question stays the same with the areas in yellow the only
alterations.
9. We will now go through these 4 Technical areas by going to:
http://ncrafts.wordpress.com
This page, along with many others under the
WILL help you to prepare for this Section of the exam, along with PRACTICE – PRACTICE –
PRACTICE!
10. Regional Identity
Discussion Task – 5 Minutes
In this sheet, YOU MUST “Annotate” what YOU think is the
‘preferred reading’ (Hall – 1986) of these representations of Regions in the UK.
Extension – YOU COULD consider what some of the anti-stereotypes COULD be in relation to these Regions
11. Feedback
Visit for Further Information on the stereotypes surrounding Regional Identity:
http://www.slideshare.net/craigosborne560/media-
representations-of-representation-of-regional-identity
13. Textual Analysis Task –
20 minutes
Dividing your page into 4 sections, YOU MUST analyse ALL 4 technical areas to see how
the representation of Regional Identity is constructed.
YOU SHOULD write down examples from the text (at least 3 per. Technical area) to
support the Points you make with Evidence. You will then need to Analyse what impact
this intended representation is meant to have on the audience –
Key terms: Stereotypes and Anti-stereotypes
Verbal code
Technical code
Non-verbal code
14. For example:
The technical code of the ___________ shot type connotes…..
The technical code of the ___________ camera angle looking at Character connotes…
The non-verbal code of Character facial expression can be denoted as….
This connotes how disabled people are stereotyped as….
The non-verbal code of Character black attire connotes his ethnicity as being…
The diegetic verbal code of dialogue “EXAMPLE HERE” connotes how ethnicity in this
Comedy drama is represented as…
The use of non diegetic music constructs the representation of ethnicity to be….
The technical code of the Edit technique – e.g shot-reverse-shot connotes…..
15. Viewings
Viewing 1) = No Notes
(2 minutes)
Viewing 2) = Make Notes
(2 minutes)
Viewing 3) = Make Notes
(2 minutes)
Viewing 4) = Make Notes/Start Question
16. FEEDBACK –
How do the technical areas construct the representation of Regional Identity?
“Bodmin”
Connotations? How are the characters represented in this scene?
17. FEEDBACK –
How do the technical areas construct the representation of Regional Identity?
“Treat yourself to a noun”
How is Doc Martin represented in this scene compared to the “locals”?
18. FEEDBACK –
How do the technical areas construct the representation of Regional Identity?
How is the younger character anti-stereotypical in this scene?
19. FEEDBACK –
How do the technical areas construct the representation of Regional Identity?
How does Doc Martins appearance differ to the rest of the community?
20. FEEDBACK –
How do the technical areas construct the representation of Regional Identity?
Susan Brady – How does her accent/dialect differ to the rest of the community?
Does she come across as “Different” in any other ways?
21. You have 45 minutes to complete an answer to this Question.
Use the notes you have gathered and make sure you refer to ALL 4 Technical Features.
Regional
Identity
‘Doc Martin’
22. 40 – 50/50 = A
YOU MUST, using a different colour pen, self-assess the work you have completed.
YOU SHOULD correct any errors whilst reading through your analysis.
24. YOU MUST write down 1 example of a
stereotype for a different Region from what
we have analysed in the lesson today.
25. Homework
1) Complete the Revision Tasks recommended over Easter
2) Section A – Practice, know the Technical Features, understand the stereotypes/anti-
stereotypes you may have to deal with for EACH of the y areas of representation.
Section B – Know your case studies, know your facts, be able to make comparisons!
DUE: Wednesday 22nd April – NEXT Section A Lesson after Easter
